Executive Manager - Cairns, Australia - Catholic Education Cairns

Description

Executive Manager - Building & Planning

Commencement Date: 10 June 2024


Employment Type:
Full Time-Fixed Term - ending 10 June 2029

Salary Range:
Senior Leadership Salary Scale

Closing Date for Applications: 5pm - 29 April 2024

Catholic Education Services, Cairns

Catholic Education Services in the Diocese of Cairns is a dynamic and growing organisation that is actively inviting schools to co-create with us, schools that are places of rich learning for now and into the 22nd Century.

Our vision is to offer every student in every school a world class education enriched by their lived encounter with the Catholic Faith.

About the Role
This position has prime accountability for maintaining standards, accountability, and compliance in a range of areas:

To ensure that capital and building development in schools is in alignment with Diocesan and parish objectives and is planned, appropriately approved, implemented, and reviewed.

To manage the Building & Planning team comprising Manager of Capital Program, Project Manager, Facilities Officer, Staff Housing & Facilities Officer and Administrative Assistant

To co-ordinate planning for new schools and educational facilities by working collaboratively with local communities, foundation principal, and CES staff.

To ensure that Education facilities within the Diocese including schools, colleges and staff housing are maintained at a high standard to ensure maximum useful life of facilities by overseeing the development of maintenance plans for each school in the Diocese of Cairns by working collaboratively with school staff and external consultants.

To maintain a focus on sustainable and energy smart schools by developing and implementing programs with schools to ensure that the operation of Education facilities achieves the maximum level of energy performance possible.

To keep the Central Office up to date on changing and emerging requirements with respect to capital and planning.

In response to enrolment demand, demographic studies and strategic direction co-ordinate and manage the purchase (and sale of existing land) for existing and future educational facilities.

Represent Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns on state committees and working parties establish to manage and distribute capital grants.
Gain and maintain knowledge on current trends in educational facilities by participating in industry groups and professional bodies.

These activities will be undertaken in response to policy direction from the Board of Governance (through the Executive Director), and in alignment with the strategic plan of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Cairns.

Work Requirements

Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education

What we offer

5 Weeks Annual Leave (4 weeks with 17.5% leave loading)
Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
Access to additional Employer Superannuation Contributions
Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
14 Weeks' paid parental leave
Access to Employee Assistance Program

Please address all applications to - Mr Paul Mc Arthur - Chief Financial & Operating Officer
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description Position Description - Executive Manager - Building and
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.

For Enquiries:
Mr Paul Mc Arthur

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

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